Carolyn Gramling

washington, district of columbia, united states

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Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE

An estimated three-quarters of NFL players who died in a 16-year period had the devastating neurogenerative disease called CTE. Back in 2017, researchers reported that an estimated 99 percent of former NFL players developed CTE, or chronic traumatic encep... See more

sciencenews.org•Carolyn Gramling•Oct 28, 2026

Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out

On a family trip to Atlanta, Víctor Ortega Jiménez spent time taking pictures and videos of flamingos as they fed in their pond. It wasn't to admire their long legs or flamboyant pink color. Instead, he noticed the 'beautiful' ripples spreading across the... See more

sciencenews.org•Carolyn Gramling•Oct 28, 2026

Comets probably didn't deliver life's building blocks to Earth

The chemical building blocks that gave rise to life on Earth probably didn't come from comets. Most comets would have been traveling too fast and at too steep an angle to Earth for prebiotic compounds to survive impact with the planet, researchers contend... See more

sciencenews.org•Carolyn Gramling•Oct 28, 2026

How brain implants turn thoughts into speech

Casey Harrell lost his voice to ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As a volunteer in a clinical trial, he's helping scientists test a brain-computer interface. Electrode arrays that are implanted in Casey's brain send signals to nearby computers, where... See more

sciencenews.org•Carolyn Gramling•Oct 27, 2026

Roller coaster safety is a matter of science

The first roller coaster in the United States to loop upside down tucked riders by twos into bench seats, secured them with a single seat belt and subjected them to an estimated 7.5 times the force of gravity (some say it was closer to 12 g). The Flip Fla... See more

sciencenews.org•Carolyn Gramling•Oct 27, 2026

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